6:00 PM

Join us for a Czech piano concert performed by Dr. Karolina Syrovatkova!

Karolina began her professional music studies at the Prague Conservatory in the Czech Republic. Her success at home opened doors to further studies in the United States, where she first achieved a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland. Karolina graduated with a Master’s Degree from the University of Texas in Austin where she was awarded a full assistantship to continue her studies in the Doctoral program which she has completed in November 2013. She has been unanimously nominated to receive the “Best Lecture Recital Award.” Karolina has frequently appeared in master-classes both in Europe and the United States.

Searching for the Vanished Present in Leoš Janáček's Cycle of Piano Miniatures "On the Overgrown Path." This cycle of 10 short "moods" for piano contains some of Janacek's most profound, striking as well as despairing music. Written as a biographical piece, Janacek recalls his life with his beloved daughter Olga when she was alive. Inspired by folk songs and melodies of Moravian country side, we travel through time to understand what prompted Janacek to write such an amazing piece of music.